Health Program Analysis and Transformation, Senior

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As part of MITRE’s Center for Transforming Health, the CMS Programs Division is responsible for managing work shaping, engagement, and end-to-end delivery for the Health FFRDC’s CMS Portfolio with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid and Services (CMS).

Roles & Responsibilities :

In this role, you will be supporting large, complex engagement teams to address programmatic, policy, operational, strategic, and/or acquisition needs for the Center for CMS programs.  As part of a team, you will have the opportunity to work closely with CMS to develop and implement evidence-based strategies and solutions to address some of the agency’s most complex challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

In a team-based environment, develop strategies and resolutions to complex problems across CMS programs (Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance) with lasting impact on CMS’ mission.

Assist CMS and other federal sponsors with strategic planning, regulatory development, and policy analysis.

Develop technical products such as research papers, briefing papers, and recommendations to support program administration.

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

Experience with health policy, application of the health capability, and in-depth knowledge of the health domain.

Demonstrated ability to apply best practices to develop and improve products and solutions.

Experience supporting large, complex engagements that identify, design, and implement policy and business solutions for government entities or large companies.

Experience in health communication, public health, health organizational effectiveness, or other health-related government initiatives.

Demonstrated ability to apply best practices to develop and improve products and solutions.

Experience supporting large, complex engagements that identify, design, and implement policy and business solutions for government entities or large companies.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing

Prior experience as an intern at MITRE in the last 12 months

This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

A terminal degree (JD, MD, PhD) or advanced degree in public policy or health sciences field and 3 years related experience

Key understanding of challenges across entire health spectrum - payor, provider, life sciences and public health arena

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

None Salary compensation range and midpoint:$106,400 - $133,000 - $159,600 Annual Work Location Type:

Onsite Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will…